Christian OsgoodCEO, Multifamily Strategy · CEO at Multifamily Strategy

Why People Want to Tax the Rich to Help the Poor

14 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Christian Osgood argues that the popular claim of taxing the rich to help the poor is a misrepresentation. He contends that the motive is not charitable but rooted in a belief that successful entrepreneurs should be penalized by the government. Osgood invokes biblical references, noting that tax collectors were unpopular and that the government’s role in the Bible was not benevolent, citing Jesus and the Book of Romans. He accuses modern politicians of siphoning tax revenue for themselves, pointing out the high incomes of government officials and suggesting that the money taken from the hardest‑working individuals ends up with wealthy, multimillion‑dollar politicians rather than the poor. Throughout, he maintains that the poor receive little to no benefit from these taxes, framing the policy as a form of divine judgment that favors the elite.

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It finally makes sense. I understand why people want to tax the rich. They don't want to help the poor. They believe it is God's judgment that if you provide jobs, or God forbid, you actually fight your way through and create a successful business, the government should take more. Now, two major issues I have with this. First of all, if you've ever read the Bible, tax collectors are not overwhelmingly popular, and government spend wasn't overwhelmingly helpful in the Bible. There's a guy named Jesus, and the government did some pretty awful things to him. You should check check out the Romans and Jesus. Uh, that being said, it's never been about help the poor. Look at this post right here. I mean, that is exactly what I'm talking about. Oh, this is God's judgment. The rich shouldn't have this. They're greedy. Let's give it to the even richer politicians. You're multimillionaire politicians. Tax don't go to you because you're poor. You take more from the rich, it goes to another program. Look at the incomes of the people in government. Then look how much money they have. Where do you think it's flowing, you freaking crazy people? But yeah, apparently this is just a great thing. Let's take from the people who work the hardest and give it to the government officials who work the least. Poor still get nothing, by the way, but apparently that's what God wants.